WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
The summary for the WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 grant is detailed below.
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WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021: The WaterSMART Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought by providing financial assistance to water managers to develop and update comprehensive drought plans (Drought Contingency Planning) and implement projects that will build long-term resilience to drought (Drought Resiliency Projects).The objective of this funding opportunity is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing drought contingency planning with Reclamation to build resilience to drought in advance of a crisis. Applicants under this funding opportunity may request funding to develop a new drought plan or to update an existing drought plan.Proposals for the development of a new Drought Contingency Plan (Task A), or an update to an existing plan (Task B), are eligible for funding under this FOA. Projects funded under this FOA must include the required project components identified in Section C.4. Required Project Components. Projects considering multiple entities working together to meet the required project components across multiple applications are also eligible for funding under this FOA.In addition, applicants must also participate in a Reclamation technical consultation prior to submission of an application. To schedule a technical consultation, contact the program coordinator identified in Section G. Agency Contacts.Please is the full Funding Opportunity Announcement Document under the Related Documents Tab.
Federal Grant Title: | WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR) |
Grant Categories: | Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | BOR-DO-20-F003 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.514 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | January 6th, 2021 |
Original Application Deadline: | January 6th, 2021 |
Posted Date: | November 7th, 2019 |
Creation Date: | November 7th, 2019 |
Archive Date: | February 5th, 2021 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
Last Updated: | October 5th, 2020 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Western United States including Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. In addition, applicants must also participate in a Reclamation technical consultation prior to submission of an application.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Drought Response Program website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Mr. Ned Weakland
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 303-445-3757
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